The Fender Vintage '62 Jazz Bass is made in the USA. This model re-creates one of Fender's most popular designs. It incorporates the stacked concentric controls of the '60s with 2 vintage Jazz pickups. Fender's Vintage Jazz Bass has an alder body and sports a 3-ply or tortoise pickguard and has a rosewood fretboard.

Great bass. Does everything I want and expext from a bass and is absolutely beautiful and well built.I bought this bass new from MF over ten years ago and love it. The...Read complete review

Great bass. Does everything I want and expext from a bass and is absolutely beautiful and well built.I bought this bass new from MF over ten years ago and love it. The double pickips and stacked pots allow for indiviual volume and tone adjutments. My favorie setting is with the neck tone rolled off volume full up, and the bridge tone adjusted to where it just breaks into treble territory bringing up the volume from zero to that nice sweet spot where this bass simply starts to beautifully "growl". I cannot get this sound from any of my Pbasses.As for the complaints that the neck must be removed for adjustment, well it is inconvenient, but that was the way it was done back then, deal with it. Mightt as well complain about the bacward tuning elephant ears while you are at it. I have the covers installed as I think the bass looks very classy this way and does not hamper my approach in any way.I have had no quality issues. Everything is solid and works as expected. Pickups are powerful and sound great, tuners keep the bass solidly in tune, and my bridge pieces do not move around at all. Overall builtlike a tank. This bass will still be around when I am long gone.Value is subjective. Although you can buy cheaper versions I think this bass is without a doubt worth the price of admission.

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I own and have played it for several years. It has it's own handling style and obvious classic tone from that historic period of music. In my opinion, I've played and heard better....Read complete review

I own and have played it for several years. It has it's own handling style and obvious classic tone from that historic period of music. In my opinion, I've played and heard better. Being a passive bass it doesn't give you many options out of the box. My '62 Jazz is an immaculate conversation piece and I take good care of it. But since I've owned it, I had to have the neck replaced (free under the Fender lifetime warranty - that took six weeks to repair). The strings generally are set higher off the neck too. I like to have mine much closer. Therefore, it requires more physical strength and dexterity to handle, and it is not a light weight bass either. My "Popeye" fore arms can attest to that. It could be a strain after playing for a few or more hours on stage. Basically, this is a '62 re-issue with 1962 ergonomic and mechanical issues but with a 2007 price tag. There are much better basses engineered and manufactured in 2007. So don't rush into buying it - shop around and test drive other models and brands. Unless you're a, "gotta have it in my collection" nut, and don't have to worry about your budget. Otherwise, find the one you are comfortable with that will give you a good tonal range, options, and confort for the long term. Especially at this price.

...and the vintage case is great too! If I were a gigging bass player I would have considered an American Standard because of its more durable finish, case and modern enhancements.Has ash tray and pickup cover in case. Holes not drilled in the body for same giving you the option to install (I'm not).Beautiful fit and finish. Great value for the price, I have a matching strat and tele and they cost a little more.

Great bass. Does everything I want and expext from a bass and is absolutely beautiful and well built.I bought this bass new from MF over ten years ago and love it. The double pickips and stacked pots allow for indiviual volume and tone adjutments. My favorie setting is with the neck tone rolled off volume full up, and the bridge tone adjusted to where it just breaks into treble territory bringing up the volume from zero to that nice sweet spot where this bass simply starts to beautifully "growl". I cannot get this sound from any of my Pbasses.As for the complaints that the neck must be removed for adjustment, well it is inconvenient, but that was the way it was done back then, deal with it. Mightt as well complain about the bacward tuning elephant ears while you are at it. I have the covers installed as I think the bass looks very classy this way and does not hamper my approach in any way.I have had no quality issues. Everything is solid and works as expected. Pickups are powerful and sound great, tuners keep the bass solidly in tune, and my bridge pieces do not move around at all. Overall builtlike a tank. This bass will still be around when I am long gone.Value is subjective. Although you can buy cheaper versions I think this bass is without a doubt worth the price of admission.

I got rid of my 2009 Rickenbacker 4003 and bought the Fender '62 Reissue Jazz Bass. Man, what a woderful difference. The Fender is by far a better made bass. The balance and weight is supurb. Everything about it is great.The Ric 4003 was an awkward boat anchor with terrable tone.My $0.02, stay away from the Ric 4003 and buy this Fender. You will not be dissipointed.Also, the Fender case is by far much better that that flimsy Ric case.

I really like Fender basses but this is the least favorite that I own. The overall sound is too trebly for me and it just doesn't sound like my other Fenders. I don't know if it is from the electronics or the stacked volumn/tone knobs. I would advise buyers to stick with the new American Standard Jazz bass instead.

My experience with this bass is that it's just not worth the money. I wish Fender would make a way to adjust the truss rod w/o having to pull the neck off. Ridiculous! The hardware is cheap feeling and looking. Tuners are not smooth at all.The bridge saddles move. The frets are OK if you like a vintage feel but this bass is really not a versatile instrument. Don't think of it for anything modern or slap. It is good for bluesy/acoustic rock. I Just don't get the price vs the inconveniences of the thing. You'd be much better served with the new American Standard. Much more bass for the money.

Overall I love this bass after buying it used 9 months ago. It does need much more neck adjustments than any other bass I have owned, I think because the neck is thinner. My P never needs to be set up, but this one has needed several tweaks. I had the frets leveled, which again I had never had to do. I had this done since I knew I loved this bass and would be keeping it. I learned how to adjust the truss rod and now I can do my own set ups. If you live in a climate where the humidity and temperature change a lot with the seasons, be prepared to have to tweak this bass several times a year. But I love it, it is a great sounding and great playing bass.

I own this bass and it has been my main stage and recording axe for about 5 years now. I also own a 1975 Rickenbacker 4001, 1968 Vox Panther bass, and a 97 Fender Jazz. At first, I cross between either getting the '62 P Bass or this. Eventually after feeling the butter like neck and pristine fretboard I knew the jazz was the right choice. The tone is marvelous especially with a set of new Rotosound Swingbass 66's! It is able to provide much cut when needed but also blends in without being too over barring. I have played countless shows with it, threw it, bashed it against my head, ripped all the strings off, you name it and its still here and with a set up from a local Luthier everything is great! BUY THIS BASS!!!

like all the other writers, I've been playing for over 20 years.. and I own about.. well cloe to 80 basses. This includes an original 61 concentric pot jazz. While a 77 stingray remains my main 4 string, this comes is a reasonable 2nd. I started leaving it in my trunk because I play so frequently and have not run into any problems with action or intonation. if the gears dont bump into the case, it can remain pretty much in tune for weeks at a time. It's not a great slapping bass but if you work it, you'll get a response.Since it's left in the trunk, it ends up being the bass I most frequently play in front of people I've never played with before and the instrument is up to the task.I suggest you add this axe to your collection.

I am the musician more than 40 years. Most of this years as a professional. I has American Fender Precision in the year 1974, than Fender Precision Elite in 1983. Now plus I bought the American Vintage 62' Fender Jazz Bass.Excellent naturaly bass tone! The Fender is Perfect! The price is O.K. for this quality!

I fell in love with the sunburst paint and tortoise shell pick guard. The neck plays very well and feels good. The action is a little bit high for my taste. I have two criticisms: 1) one of the bridge screws on the E string spins while I play and before I know it, the bridge is laying flat against the guitar which puts the string out of intonation and tune. The bridge problem happened at a gig. It wasn't fun. Now I know why the original owner didn't keep it. My second criticism is that the guitar is very trebly sounding. It takes alot of work to make is sound like a bass. All in all, the guitar looks fantastic, but I'm not thrilled with the quality of the bridge or the sound. My plan is to fix the bridge and evaluate. If I'm still not satisfied, it's going back on the market.